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Place the beveled O-shape in front of the combined circles shape and align it to the left center of the combined shape. Select the combined shape with the Fill Tool and drag the ends of the fill path arrow so that the arrow is vertical. Double click on the fill path arrow with the Fill Tool to add additional colors. Using the Color Editor (Ctrl e) edit the colors to the values and positions shown above.
Create some small circles to the sizes shown. TIP: Clone (Ctrl k) a circle, enter a new size in the Height or Width % text entry box on the Infobar, and press Enter. Repeat this step to create all the circles. The circles will also be automatically centered. Clone the 2 largest circles and Arrange > Join Shapes. Clone the 2 smallest circles and Arrange > Join Shapes. Delete all the other small circles except the 160 pixel one and the two new O-shapes.
Select the 160 pixel circle with the Fill Tool and select Circular from the drop down list of Fill Types on the Infobar. Drag the center of the circular fill to the top of the circle and stretch the fill path arrow to the bottom of the circle. Edit the colors to the 4 colors shown above. Remember, double click on the fill path arrow to add more colors. The pale blue and dark gray colors should be close to create a sharp horizon line. The 2 colors on the fill path arrow should have a tiny amount of space between them so the transition is 3 or 4 pixels apart. TIP: You can use the up and down arrow keys on your keypad to move a selected color up or down. Hold down the Alt key to move the color a pixel at a time. With the filled shape selected. press Ctrl c to copy the fill to the clipboard. Select the 2 O-shapes and from the Edit menu, select Paste Attributes (or Shift Ctrl a). With the two O-shapes and the Fill Tool selected, pick Conical from the drop down list of Fill Types on the Infobar. Modify the position of the fill path arrow and the colors for the 2 O-shape rings as shown above.
Center all 3 shapes as shown here. Select the 2 O-shapes with the Bevel Tool (hold down the Shift key to multiple select). Select Rounded from the Bevel Type drop down list. Click the Inner Bevel icon (the in-facing arrows icon) to change the bevel from Outer to Inner. Save your drawing and take a short break.
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